Gulf Freeway reopens after fatal crash

By Dale Lezon |
June 26, 2013
| Updated: June 26, 2013 10:53am

Traffic was slowed on the Gulf Freeway near Dixie Farm Road after a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning.

Photo By Houston Transtar

Traffic was slowed on the Gulf Freeway near Dixie Farm Road after a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning.

Photo By Houston Transtar

Portions of the northbound East Sam Houston Parkway were shutdown after a crash early Wednesday.

Photo By Houston Transtar

Portions of the northbound East Sam Houston Parkway were shutdown after a crash early Wednesday.

Photo By Houston Transtar

Portions of the southbound Gulf Freeway were shutdown after a fatal wreck near Dixie Farm Road early Wednesday morning.

Commuters found themselves at a near standstill on Houston area roadways after crashes during rush hour Wednesday morning.

A pedestrian died about 6:10 a.m. when she was hit as she was trying to cross the southbound Gulf Freeway near Dixie Farm Road, according the Houston Police Department. Police said two crashes happened as drivers tried to avoid colliding with the woman as she was laying on the freeway after being hit. Two people were injured in those crashes and were rushed to nearby hospitals. Details of their injuries and conditions were not released.

All southbound lanes were temporarily blocked while crews cleared the scene and police investigated the crash. Inbound traffic was slowed as motorists passed the crash site. The freeway was reopened about two hours later.

About 15 minutes earlier, portions of the east Sam Houston Parkway near Texas 225 were also shut down after a crash. That three-vehicle wreck happened about 6 a.m. on northbound Beltway 8 near the La Porte Freeway. The lanes were later reopened.

No information was available about possible injuries or what caused the crash.